Sutton Ct
Danville, CA 94506

My kids have loved Sycamore over the years. There were a few bumps in the road but Sycamore has a newer principal who is remarkable and takes every student into consideration. She is open, fair and communicative with the families. The teachers and staff deeply care about each child's academic growth and development.

So bad! Please do an online search and you will find so many issues with this school. My 2 older children both went here and then we finally moved so my younger wouldn't have to deal with all the "stuff" that kids have to deal with here. A brief summary: Kids are just mean and their parents stand by their actions, the police presence on campus is justified to deal with this. Academically, progress is slow which is suprising as most kids go to tutroing outside of school! So what are they doing in the classroom? And go to a PTA meeting or board meeting to see the kinds of parents that are involved- why is everyone so angry all the time? We moved from the Midwest and were truly mortified by how people treat each other (kids and adults). The culture in Danville is self centered to the highest degree and this effects all interactions. Everyone is so stressed out and busy (not that I can blame them, but still it makes life feel so miserable). We were one of the 100,000 families that recently moved to the greater Sacramento area (Lincoln (Catta Verdera Country Club), Granite Bay, Rocklin area) so we could live a life worth living. We are all happy again!

SRV is entirely sports-focused. Parents & teachers are heavily involved in the sports programmes, and school spirit is centered around men’s football/basketball. Academics are consistently declining— fewer AP courses each year, unmotivated teachers, and a general attitude among students that academics are less important than sports. The (few) students that are academically ambitious always have private tutors and paid college advisors because the support at SRV is nonexistent. The culture is of course all about sports, as most students at SRV have lived in Danville forever and grew up dreaming of playing for SRV. There’s lots of school spirit but little involvement in non-sports activities (which are also underfunded). Majority of students are white, wealthy, and privileged, which shows up in the general attitude held at SRV.